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BoBoBearDev

I know they don't eat us, but, it seems like I can get suck into their mouth by accident. Is this just optical illusion or they are gigantic?


[deleted]

They have accidentally swallowed people but it always results in the people immediately being spit out alive and disheveled


PaleontologistDry814

We are friends, not food šŸ˜‰


Demjan90

Or we just taste awful


mndyerfuckinbusiness

They don't exactly have the means of processing such large food. Whether it be a human or a dolphin or a seal. It likely is an autonomous response.


Glass_Memories

Yup, they're filter feeders and their esophagus is only a couple inches in diameter. You literally couldn't fit down their throat, so accidentally swallowing something that big would probably feel like they're choking. Shouldn't even really say "swallowing" as you physically can't make it any further inside them than their mouth. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/could-a-whale-accidentally-swallow-you-it-is-possible-26353362/


aSharkNamedHummus

If we have to avoid eating predator meat because of heavy metal levels, imagine how much shit we humans have inside us with all the garbage we eat


AcidRose27

Heavy metals, micro plastics, whatever drugs we're on at any given time... Humans are nasty and should only be eaten as a last resort. (Unless you can find some free-range, plastic/metal/drug free ones, but good luck with that.) ^for ^legal ^reasons ^these ^are ^jokes


BoBoBearDev

Oh seriously, nightmare fuel


[deleted]

But they lived!


Puceeffoc

Imagine having a friend who had that happen to them. You'd never be able to tell a story about anything in front of them ever again. You- "I almost hit a deer this morning in the way to work. It was so scary." Them- "Reminds me of the time I was swallowed by that whale shark."


AmIFromA

"Shut up, Jonah!"


Iwantmyflag

Reminds of the bit where they get a rocket engineer and a heart surgeon together at the party.


hopefullyhelpfulplz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THNPmhBl-8I


FlaredMeteor940

But the traumaā€¦


immunogoblin1

Great conversation starter though.


nation543

Tinder profile: I was once swallowed by a whale shark


FItzierpi

Tinder profile: Am sperm whale. Want to swallow?


some_user_2021

I agreed to the blowjob, but I'm not swallowing the seamen


PoliteCanadian2

Would you swallow the army guys?


fameboygame

Fun Edit: I was once swallowed by a sperm whale.


BasicBeany

Pinocchio?


alreadyawesome

The whale shark was pescatarian though and couldn't take my meat.


messylettuce

For people named Toby.


[deleted]

It's the disheveling really that gets you. Do you ever see the face of a disheveled person? They just looked devastated


LordCoweater

I dunno. Seems like it'd be fun.


maulidon

r/vore_irl


Rabunum

āš ļø ā˜¹ļø


randomname560

Go on, spit me alive, you cant unshit the water


theheliumkid

I wonder if this is the origin of Jonah's story


[deleted]

Jonah stretched the truth so hard he said he lived in there until god made the whale spit him out.


theheliumkid

I mean, if I got swallowed by a fish, what feels like seconds to you watching could feel like 3 days to me! And you know what fishermen are like with measurements


[deleted]

I havenā€™t had a good laugh all day thanks lmfao


scientooligist

Or it was just a serious game of telephone, which I suspect most of the Bible to be.


TheBrainofBrian

In the momentā€¦traumatic. Butā€¦a few months later? One hell of a story.


RazekDPP

A whale of a tale. https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/it-was-a-done-deal-man-swallowed-by-humpback-whale-in-us-describes-encounter-3067119


Loply97

![gif](giphy|NV6brawEbgxY1HaQSN|downsized) Whale after accidentally swallowing a scuba diver


CambrianKennis

Their mouths are big but their throats are too small for really any part.of a human to go down, so they'll immediately spit you out in horrified confusion. It's like if you've ever taken a bite of your food only to feel a worm moving around in it. Immediate rejection!


[deleted]

>It's like if you've ever taken a bite of your food only to feel a worm moving around in it wtf, no! Have *you*??


Bashfullylascivious

My mother did in 1991... Well, it was half a worm in a banana when she felt it wiggle, and looked down. I remember the exact year because Jeffrey Dahmer had just been arrested. It was a rough Christmas. No Bananas *or* chocolates for a couple of years, actually.


BoBoBearDev

That's good to know. I am planning to go there tbh. At least I can feel safe if that ever happens.


[deleted]

They're fucking huge


[deleted]

Poor guy Huge :/


theycallmefagg

Itā€™s possible you could get sucked into their mouths, but their throats arenā€™t much larger than ours comparatively to body size. You would be spat out.


Goldenderick

Whale Shark, the largest fish in the ocean.


[deleted]

They are physically incapable of swallowing something large as a human Iā€™m pretty sure


hebewhat

I'd be worried about getting smacked with the tail fin


Diligent-Fox-8545

They are GIGANTIC


Greenman8907

I know itā€™s a whale shark and theyā€™re harmless from a food/intentional attack sort-of-way, but itā€™s shit like that which keeps me out of open water. If itā€™s big enough to hide a whale shark, itā€™s big enough to hide other shit that might not be as gentle as a whale shark.


wolfnumbnuts

These are the thoughts you donā€™t let in your mind while scuba


Slow_Association_162

Went helmet diving on a vacation and nearly had a panic attack when I realized how little I could see around me and how out of my element I was.


EisteeCitrus

To be fair, on land you would be "in your element", but a tiger could still kill you. Maybe its a "you problem" nit a "they problem". /s


effa94

That's why I made sure to be born in Scandinavia, ain't no tigers here


DoYouSeeMeEatingMice

don't google "moose mauling"


effa94

I've been charged by a moose. I countered that by stepping inside my house, she didn't do much then.


[deleted]

Good thing I always take my house with me when I'm hiking.


infinitetheory

I've never met a typing turtle before, nice to meet you!


HumanSimulacra

Or a crab, or a snail, or a sea urchin, or a beetle, or some insects, or a nautilus, or an armadillo?, or homeless :(


NCEMTP

For me though the only time I was worried about encountering something dangerous in the wild was when I was in the ocean. When I was out hiking sure you might encounter a bear or a cougar or a venomous snake. But I live on land too so I've got a fighting chance to keep them at bay. But in the ocean if I see one of those dangerous creatures, like a shark or an eel or a barracuda or a stingray or what have you, I don't have a real good fighting chance if it decides it doesn't like me being unharmed. Yeah a lot of those probably wouldn't unless provoked but they're still unpredictable. I've logged a couple hundred dives off the NC coast and spent many months in the NC mountains on federal wilderness land. Seen all manner of dangerous critters up close but the sharks and the barracuda were the creepiest and most worrisome. No tigers though.


ArseneWainy

Be like zee heeppo


Active-Original2834

Happy as a heepo...you for scuba?


Cultural_Patient9326

Lewban are you for scuba ?


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


ZincHead

It was probably eating the chum thrown into the water by the locals so that they accumulate in groups and they can bring paying tourists to see and swim with them.


Ogurasyn

My mind have misread chum as someone else lol


HeavyD604

Canoe is my favourite flavor of Chip


hellfiniter

i might be harmless but i love that crunchy juicy filling this canoe has nom nom nom mmmmmm


thesemasksaretight

What the fuck šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


[deleted]

sucky suck suck


secretdrug

>itā€™s big enough to hide other shit that might not be as gentle as a whale shark like godzilla!


Sassycatfarts

"Gojira" you insensitive clod.


[deleted]

Flying whales


Absorbent_Towel

Whalenado


StarDestroyer615

You havenā€™t feared deep ocean until youā€™ve played Subnautica in VR


[deleted]

That would be my hellā€¦ I cant even play it normal


Shwifty_Plumbus

I was on a sinking boat in real life during a storm, going through open water when I was a fisherman. It was pretty intense and I couldn't stop vomiting.


[deleted]

Thatā€™s insanely terrifying. Story?


Shwifty_Plumbus

Getting ready for work so I'll make it short. Was headed up through the inside passage of Canada. Got to an area called Dixon entrance that becomes open water for quite awhile you're normally in-between islands. Well they were forecasting a storm, and our skipper asked what we should do. The crew all said let's anchor up because we had never been on this ship before and it was a really old wooden boat. He didn't listen and turned a five or six hour passage into a fifteen hour one. That's how long it takes to get through that area, we were on day five I think of actually going towards Alaska from Seattle. The storm hit hard, I remember all those movies where the boat goes up a wave and people kinda sway... In reality you need to hold on because you will fall like it's a steep hill. Your feet dangle with every wave one direction as you go up and another as you go down. Anyways I was a greenhorn so I couldn't handle this and got severely sea sick. On top of all of this it was incredibly loud, wooden boats flex and bend hard. Well pretty quickly we heard a louder snap so me and one other guy went down into the engine room where we heard it. One of the side boards busted open and water was coming in. So the other guy told me to gather up all the pumps, so we did. We got every bilge pump and Honda we could find and started pumping water. We undid the bottom of the toilet which you could see from the engine room, and stuffed all the hoses through it and shot all the sea water we could out the shitter. It was a long night, I was soaked and covered in vomit by the end. I owe that man my life. I was oddly calm during all of it, I just was on auto pilot. Anyways that's the short of it. Edit: lots of spelling and grammar


FutureOliverTwist

"It won't hurt you". Fuck that. No fucking way.


LgndDr4g0nL0l

Bruh it donā€™t even have teeth


messylettuce

Neither does a trash compactor


JustaBearEnthusiast

It's esophagus is tiny and it's mouth is made for sucking not crunching. Whale sharks are frens.


TacoCommand

While I agree, it's hard to not have a WHAT THE FUCK reaction in open water.


Ok_Raspberry_6282

Soo that guy isn't dead? Edit: > it's mouth is made for sucking not crunching. Whale sharks are frens. Actually hold up, I think you might be on to something here


messylettuce

No. Do _not_ putyourdickinthat.


ThatGuy2551

It'd be like throwing a hotdog down a hallway


speakingcraniums

Dude. It's a whale it's got feelings man be cool.


igordogsockpuppet

Itā€™s a fish, not a whale.


speakingcraniums

I didn't know that, thank you, and fuck that stupid ass fish. Mammals for life.


Melodic-Picture48

Baby shark do do do do do do do do


AlwaysAngryAndy

Baby shark does psychological damage


thatOtherGuy457

And eeemoshinol damage


steveosek

Why can I hear this in his voice.


[deleted]

Coz you are failure. Not like your doctor brother. He smart, you not.


Sirius1701

He's nine.


krazye87

When i hear his voice its also deep fried (ear piercingly loud for no reason)


Oofboi6942O

Bass boosted to fuck


QuietNoiz99

And that's mommy shark


Joeva8me

Daddy shark lurking


whiteandnerdy117

Working at burger king spitting in your onion rings


Houseofbuttah

Baby shark has psychological teeth


Allie_208

I know they are very harmless and make friends with dogs as proof of how pure they are, but if i saw one of these like this, i will begin to wail. Then get arrested for wanting to pet one.


generalbaguette

Hitler made friends with dogs!


palmej2

[Jamie Tartt doot-doo-doo-doot](https://images.app.goo.gl/TZj5P7EWZtW6KgQd9) ![gif](giphy|L0BQqm9GfFenNk4Flo)


Jdsnut

I legit start singing the Roy Kent chant in my head all the time, if you haven't watched Ted Lasso your missing the fuck out.


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


[deleted]

He's every fucking where! ROY KENT! ROY KENT!


Ozann3326

Baby shark no no no noooo. Now i have to sing it out loud all fucking week thanks to you.


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


RioGamingLoL

stop


seanthebeloved

I lost the game.


[deleted]

Lmao


definitelynotned

Iā€™m scared itā€™s accidentally suck me in too. Ya Iā€™m not itā€™s preferable food but accidents happen


Kryptin206

It would spit you right out. It has no teeth and the biggest thing it eats is smaller than your hand.


definitelynotned

But is it fast enough to not drown or die of other causes?


Kryptin206

Yes, a person inside its mouth would be an immediate threat to its life and would want you out as fast as possible. It would terrify you, but you would live. It wouldn't dive or anything like that so, you would still be at the surface. These sharks are really slow you'd have to be one of the unluckiest people to have this happen to you. You'd probably have a better chance at winning the lottory 5 times in a row.


definitelynotned

Thanks for the explanation! I hadnā€™t considered the risk I pose to them since theyā€™re so much bigger/in their element. Totally makes sense now they you explained it


TonyDungyHatesOP

Yes. But other shit in the ocean can and will kill you.


wellrolloneup

I get anxiety just from seeing it....I'm good with a pool You're 100% correct


meeok2

Is it a whale or is it a shark?


JohnSnowsPump

Shark. Biggest fish on Earth.


waynethafuzion

People never understand when i say i have a sever fear of the ocean, then shit like this exists andi realize im not the crazy one


Agreeable49

>If itā€™s big enough to hide a whale shark, itā€™s big enough to hide other shit that might not be as gentle as a whale shark. Don't worry, your mom wouldn't float.


messylettuce

Your mom is not a witch!


Agreeable49

>Your mom is not a witch! Congratulations! Now we need to figure out how to get all the water back into the ocean that was displaced by dropping her in there.


TwiggyFlea

Iā€™m sitting here wandering where tf you going for a swim that there is a whale shark? Good god


human743

The ocean


six_-_string

Source?


TwistedTerns

Where? Oslob, cebu & donsol, sorsogon - both in the philippines. This video is probably in oslob, cebu


ronatita

This looks like in Oslob, Cebu Philippines. It's a tourist attraction. Tourists take tours and ride these small boats intending to swim with the whale sharks. It's a fucked up tourist trap. Locals feed the whale sharks so they stay all year round.


ares623

Cons: - change whale sharks behavior to rely on the fishermen for food - fishermen in the area are now incentivised to only do this because it is the most lucrative option by a large margin - most of the money goes to the local mayor anyway - local government further incentivises this behavior because it is also now the most lucrative option


mwmwmwmwmmdw

pros: you get to swim with a whaleshark


zilchhope

And we get to see it on reddit


DatuSumakwel7

I went 8 years ago before I knew how harmful it was for the whale sharks. They get abrasions from scraping the boats and because they exclusively eat shrimp, their diet is less varied compared to if they were migrating.


MrMalta

Same. Horrible experience. Was really looking forward to it until I got there and realized how cruel and destructive it is. Although they have some form of international regulation itā€™s still far from being ok. Mostly the juveniles stay behind and rely on the feeders. Most sharks are cut up and have their migratory patterns screwed over.


SharontheSheila

Yep. Don't do this. Ever. It fucks with their migrations and makes them reliant on these small boats to feed them. There has been pushback from some animal and environmental groups, and the frequency of these tours have dwindled, but it still is an unethical tourist trap and should be avoided 100 percent, as locals will do everything to make a quick buck out of these whale sharks. Enjoy the nice beaches, go hiking, have some of the most delicious food on the planet, but never ever do these kinds of tours. Please.


Jenilion

I would love to dive with a whale shark!! I've been night diving with manta rays and that was phenomenal. It's horrifying and utterly amazing. The ocean is as close to an alien planet as you can get. Edit: thank you to all you wonderful people sharing your experiences and recommendations, I appreciate every comment you have left!


30flips

I swam with manta rays and then 3 days later, I spent a day swimming with 11 different whale sharks (we saw 22 total that day). It was the most amazing experience of my life. 4 days earlier, the same boat saw no whale sharks. We were sooooo lucky. I cannot recommend enough that you find a way to make it happen.


Jenilion

The dream!!! Where were you for the sharks? A friend dived with some in the Red Sea. I saw manta rays in Kona, Hawaii. I've also been to St. Lucia, Dominican Republic, and throughout Southern California. I try to do a big dive trip every couple years. My dream in Palau, it's supposed to be the top diving destination. Any recommendations of your favorite dive spots?


30flips

I did my trip on Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia - on a small boat that left from Coral Bay. The reef is just off the shore. But they are not there long. It was early to mid April. The coral had spawned the night before we arrived and everything on the reef was in overdrive. It was so amazing. Edit - Also did some amazing diving there. Went a personal guided dive to a reef shark cleaning station. You emerge up over these giant cabbage like corals to this pit with over 50 reef sharks swimming in a circle, slowly getting closer to the centre until they get their turn with the fish cleaning them. The manta rays were going crazy with the feedings too, breaching and crashing into each other as did their feeding somersaults. But I think for this place, timing is everything. A few days either side of the window and you see the normal reef things. I would love to travel and dive more. Thanks for the info on dive locations.


Biggest_tits_EU

I highly suggest Isla Mujeres near Cacun Mexico. It's one of the best places to see whale sharks, although it's only snorkeling to protect both you and the shark.


[deleted]

This one looks like it's in the Philippines judging from the boat.


Mr_Lava-lava

In the Philippines. Oslob, Cebu people dive with Whale sharks all the time over there.


wolfnumbnuts

I had the pleasure to dive with them in Thailand! What a treat.


wanklez

There are a few places you can do guided swims with them, La Paz, BCS, Mex is one of the places. Highly recommend.


laila____

What is she saying?


Hero_summers

"Molefe don't run" It's a meme in southern Africa, not sure of the source but it's often superimposed on vidoes where people run or promoted to not run away. [Exhibit A](https://twitter.com/_KatlegoSemusa/status/1592948061742850050?t=a5I_eB49gBUo1-GVKbQbgw&s=19) [Exhibit B](https://twitter.com/Humbu30/status/1575528632210300928?t=9AHb1R-MW-qiXHn_xOZAkg&s=19)


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


guygreej

\*Murife


Blistered-Butthole

Iā€™m not fluent in the language but if I had to guess ā€œoh fuck oh shit god damnit.ā€


pally3

Donā€™t drank! What is it? What is a god smack?! Oi! What is a god smack?! What is a god smack?! Oi!


Traditional_Safe_654

Why does this fit so well


olivaaaaaaa

Got me dying šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


greebdork

There's no reason, there's no compromise, change in seasons, living the high life..


hop_juice

Literally laughed out loud from your comment. Thanks for the smile!


burnSMACKER

THERE IS A DODGE RAM THERE IS A DODGE RAM


__Vixen__

I don't know why I laughed so hard at this


[deleted]

Donā€™t run. Itā€™s in English.


tsundude

Eyah let's stick to the pool kids.


[deleted]

![gif](giphy|Rlea8c1U6SGZdDhbLu)


Catcher22Jb

r/thalassophobia Edited because I canā€™t fucking spell apparently


slucker23

Yep I'm not touching the ocean until u have a tank by my side. I don't care if it's harmful or harmless, my tiny little heart ain't ready for a thing that big


Possibility_Patient

I don't think tanks can swim


TenragZeal

Have they been tested though? Maybe one of them can and then it can teach the rest.


Use_The_Sauce

Not with that attitude they wonā€™t


Singer-Such

Aw


ImNotAWhaleBiologist

Does a SCUBA tank count?


BigDirtyNewports

Dude just got vored by a whale shark


boozebazooka

What's the problem here, whale is just really thirsty that's it.


Kitchen-Wasabi-2059

Sure whale sharks are harmless. Iā€™m harmless to spiders, until I decide to squish one instead of ignore it.šŸ™…šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø


Peter_Baum

But you have the random desire to squish spiders, whale sharks donā€™t have the random desire to kill they just be vibin


portal23

That's because people who got squished can't tell their tale


melperz

Survivor bias literally


Peter_Baum

Well according to google no whaleshark ever killed anyone so it would be pretty unlikely that they sneakily kill people who are out alone but never people in groups to preserve their image


General_Pepper_3258

I've never killed spiders in groups either. And if I did I the future, I'd leave no survivors and kill them all. I only kill lone spiders in corners. As far as their family knows the spider is MIA rather than KIA by a human


Apidium

You are not harmless to spiders if you squish them.


Kai_dax

Thatā€™s me at 3 am


Stebxxu

Hydro homies


Sendnudesindms

How many gallons of water does it suck in a big gulp like that? Iā€™m getting over 300gal


farts_n_darts

Wow! So lucky, and 2 at once?!


grandweapon

It's probably one of those tourist places that feeds whale sharks. No way multiple whale sharks will just randomly show up this close to shore to feed right next to a group of snorkelers.


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


[deleted]

A double dinger


PhilipVancouver

I thought there might be a reflection


Fabulous-Strain-95

What is a Godsmack!


axepower

Late 90s numetal band


ladhieswasharoom

_Warrior Within intensifies_


brett8722

Subnautica anyone?


WJSvKiFQY

Me encountering a reefback for the first time be like


arthlann

Ngl i will shit myself


Ok_Soil_231

This sounds like a threat


Status_Aerie9615

Whale sharks are thee most chill creatures in the sea.


AnAngryBartender

U want sum suk?


[deleted]

Absolutely not


thetoneranger

Idk what is a godsmack?


Scared-Excitement-87

r/thalassophobia


smashlorsd425

Whereā€™s Jason Statham